CityU Honorary Doctor’s Forum: Qiao Xiaoyang Speaks on Socialist System of Laws with Chinese Characteristics
Dr Qiao Xiaoyang, Former Chairman of the Law Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), former Chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee and Macao Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the NPC and Honorary Doctor of the City University of Macau, visited CityU and spoke to its teachers and students on “Socialist System of Laws with Chinese Characteristics”. The forum was attended by Council Chairman Chan Meng Kam, Rector Jun Liu and over 300 teachers and students.
Rector Jun Liu was grateful to Dr Qiao for his support and encouragement of CityU teachers and students and also thanked him for his contributions to “One Country Two Systems” and the formulation of Macao’s Basic Law.
Dr Qiao talked about the current system of laws, the reasons behind the formation of that system of laws and future improvements from the three perspectives of the constitution, features and contents of the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics. He pointed out that the 2012 report from the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China stated that the Socialist System of Laws with Chinese Characteristics was an important component of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. With respect to the formation of socialist system of laws with Chinese Characteristics as scheduled, President Xi Jinping had pointed out that “It is a major milestone in the history of China's socialist democracy and socialist legal system, and an important indicator of the maturity of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and it has great practical importance and far-reaching historical significance.”
Dr Qiao continued and said that young students who were patriotic and loved Macao should learn more about and understand the country’s unique system of laws. He then talked about the reasons behind the formation of the the socialist system with Chinese characteristics based on his practical work experience and explained the improvement of China’s system of laws at the current stage from the perspectives of legislation and amendment and how legislative work could be enhanced to raise the quality of legislation.
Dr Qiao Xiaoang participated in or was in charge of the drafting or amendment of dozens of laws, including the Amendment to the Constitution. He was appointed Deputy Director of the Commission of Legislative Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee in 1992, Chairman of the Macao Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee in 1999, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee and Deputy Secretary-General of the NPC Standing Committee in 2003. He was then appointed Chairman of the Law Committee of the NPC in 2013, served as a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th, 11th and 12th NPC and representative of the 15th and 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Dr Qiao is devoted to the development of higher education and has served as an adjunct professor at the National Academy of Governance and Tsinghua University, as well as the Honorary Director of the Academic Committee of the Center for Hong Kong and Macao Research at Tsinghua University.
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